I actually didn't originally plan the twist (pun very intended) at the end. I was going to have the black ninja get killed, but at the last minuet I thought to add the yin-yang effect and mix it up some.

I have to agree with you. It turned out much better with the current ending.

People ask about the flames a lot. My answer is, the entire film is a metaphor for overcoming the evil inside you. The black ninja represents temptation, greed, everything we see to be morally bad. Where as the white ninja symbolizes the power of will. When they merged. The white ninja gained the powers of the black ninja. symbolizing him gaining control over the temptations, and urge to sin.

But I encourage everyone to see it in there own way. That's why the two ninjas don't have faces. There are no expressions telling you how the characters are feeling, which makes the watcher project there own emotions into the story.

@03:14Thank you. I actually didn't plan the ending originally. I was going to have the white ninja kill the black one, and take his sword. but at the last minuet i thought i would try the yin yang concept, and it totally worked!

@03:42This was very nicely done and the story came across clearly in their actions. Pretty clear what with the YinYang symbol and all. Love the effects (flaming swords and whatnot) and the smoothness of their motions.